Today, Saturday, the activities of the first National Coffee Exhibition in Aden were launched, under the supervision of the Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Fisheries, which will continue from the 27th to the 29th of this month of January, with diamond sponsorship from the Agricultural Credit and Cooperation Bank “CAC Bank” and the participation of more than forty companies, merchants and many others.  Coffee farmers and those interested in growing and exporting coffee.

The exhibition was integrated by the Minister of Agriculture, Irrigation and Fisheries, Major General Salem Al-Socotra, who stressed during the opening ceremony the importance of the exhibition and the goals it seeks to achieve in directing all efforts towards interest in coffee cultivation, as it is an economic crop that expresses the popular and cultural heritage of Yemen, and as it is an important cash crop exported to Yemen all over the world.

The Minister explained that due to the obstacles facing coffee cultivation, which led to a decline in its cultivation due to the crises that the country is going through and affected its production and cultivation, the Ministry directed all its efforts to direct the support of all institutions and organizations to support the cultivation of the coffee tree because of its cultural and popular heritage and economic importance.

The Minister also announced the establishment of the National Coffee Center, which only has the final touches remaining, and which will have an effective contribution to supporting the coffee crop.

In turn, Mr. Hashid Al-Hamdani, Acting Chairman of the Board of Directors and CEO of the Cooperative Agricultural Credit Bank (CAC Bank), confirmed that the bank’s support and urgent sponsorship of the exhibition comes as a continuation of its continuous journey in supporting agricultural and fisheries projects, restoring its well-known pioneering role in this sector, and reviving its national efforts and various contributions to  Promoting national development.

Al-Hamdani said in his speech during the opening ceremony: “CAC Bank’s sponsorship of the National Coffee Exhibition also comes within the framework of its social responsibility towards society and the importance of joining efforts to preserve the replanting and export of the coffee crop, urging all parties to pay attention to supporting and encouraging coffee cultivation, due to its agricultural importance.”  And large financial returns represent a supply of the national currency, on the one hand, and as a valuable national heritage that makes it the best representative of the nation’s honor throughout the globe, on the other hand.”

At the end of his speech, Mr. Hashid Al-Hamdani invited the Minister of Agriculture, Irrigation and Fisheries, Major General Salem Al-Soqatri, to come to the podium and presented him with a shield in honor presented by CAC Bank in appreciation of the efforts he made in launching this exhibition.

The exhibition organizing committee confirmed that the exhibition is a cultural awareness festival that develops national identity, enhances the coffee culture in society, and develops its industry at the local and global levels. It also encourages the creation of interaction between farmers and attendees to introduce coffee tree cultivation and methods of preparation.

The speeches of the speakers at the exhibition were unanimous in their importance in introducing the importance of local coffee in the national economy and introducing its excellent quality, highlighting the coffee culture in social life and its cultural heritage, promoting the economic advantages of coffee, spreading its culture in the local community and the target countries, and encouraging farmers to be interested in developing coffee production. Attracting the attention of regional and international organizations to help enhance cooperation and exchange between concerned parties, which contributes to raising the value of the coffee sector and its development sustainability.